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Obama's Town Hall in Shanghai - Reading Between the Lines

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

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President Obama's town hall gave the Chinese people a look at an alternative form of leadership. It is no wonder that there was a tremendous amount of push back to the President's request to hold one.

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Ambassador To China Makes Pitch For Chicago To Host 2016 Olympics

AP | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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BEIJING — The new U.S. ambassador to China slipped in a pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics while presenting his credentials to t...

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Harry Reid's Clean Energy Summit

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Roy Willis, Bill Clinton, T. Boone Pickens, Jon Huntsman, Janet Napolitano, President Obama, Harry Reid, Al Gore, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Ritter, Green News

Using clean energy to reduce America's dependency on imported oil isn't common ground. It's common sense. That's why I joined Pres. Clinton at a summit about the clean energy economy.

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Hatch Faces Anger At GOP Utah Convention: Calls Bush Blame "B.S."

Deseret News | Bob Bernick Jr. And Arthur Raymond | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics

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U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett, both R-Utah, got polite receptions Saturday at the state GOP convention, but both also recognized that some of...

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Jon Huntsman Won't Attend Gay Award Event, Cites Scheduling Conflicts

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Gay rights groups plan to honor Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman with the 2009 Pete Suazo Political Action Award. But the governor probably won't be there to ac...

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Pawlenty to Emerge as the GOP's Most Prominent Clear-Eyed Realist?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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With the departure of Crist and Huntsman from the national scene, the time is right for an adult to begin start the process of righting the GOP's ship.

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GOP Split Playing Out In Utah

New York Times | KIRK JOHNSON | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

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Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. of Utah, a hugely popular Republican from one of the nation's most conservative states, made waves and headlines in recent month...

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Wind Power Finally Getting Its Due

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green

Read More: T. Boone Pickens, Ken Salazar, Jon Wellinghof, Steven Chu, Jon Huntsman, Kathleen Sebelius, Brian Schweitzer, Bill Richardson, Evolving Energy Tech, Green News

Business is booming in the wind energy sector, and you know who is most keenly aware of that? America's governors.

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Why Jon Huntsman Teamed Up With Obama Instead Of Running Against Him

The New Republic | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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During our conversations last month in Utah, Huntsman had already begun to realize that perhaps the Republican Party was not ready for him. "You canno...

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A Political Masterstroke

Dylan Loewe | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Over the weekend, President Obama named Utah Governor Jon Huntsman as the next Ambassador to China, in a masterstroke of political strategy.

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Gov. Huntsman (R-UT) Goes to China

Bryan Young | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

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Huntsman actually kept Utah's head largely above water through the economic crisis and you'll agree that he is actually a pretty good Governor.

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Obama And Huntsman Remarks On Ambassador To China Nomination: FULL TEXT

Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics

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Below are the states by President Obama and Governor Jon Huntsman during the press conference to announce Huntsman's nomination as Ambassador to China...

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Jon Huntsman: China Ambassador

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — With a reach across the political divide for Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China, President Barack Obama may have sidelin...

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Specter: Loyal Opportunists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

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There is little doubt that the country has made a political left-turn, leaving opportunistic moderates from both parties scrambling to find their cherished middle.

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Jon Huntsman, Utah Governor, Barred By GOP Group For Supporting Gay Unions

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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Michigan Republicans scrambled to find other events for Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to attend after a western Michigan GOP group withdrew its invitatio...

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McCain Doesn't Name Palin As GOP Leader On Tonight Show (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

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On Monday's Tonight Show, Sen. John McCain was asked to name the current leader of the Republican Party ("Is it Rush Limbaugh?" Jay Leno asked). I...

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The Republican Party's Death Wish

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

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We have yet to hear a single realistic scenario from a top Republican that would outline how and when the country could move forward from its current meltdown.

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GOP Political Darwinism: Who's Adapting and Who's Going Extinct?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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David Brooks is one of the few conservative voices who have shown to be a lot more right than wrong over the past few years when it comes to the ever-shifting dynamics in American politics.

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Huntsman Takes Aim At GOP

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics

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There was at least one 2012 presidential contender missing from the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington this weekend, traditionally...

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Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

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GOP Governor: Congressional Leadership 'Inconsequential' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

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In an interview with the Washington Times, the Republican governor of Utah on Monday said his party's leaders in Congress' lack of new ideas renders t...

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Utah's GOP Governor Backs Same-Sex Unions

UPI | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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The Republican governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, backs a proposal that would give same-sex couples the right to civil unions in the state. A spokeswoma...

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Buyout Boom Fallout: Hunstman, Apollo Land In Court

Wall Street Journal | Susan Pulliam and Peter Lattman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Business

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Jon Huntsman, chairman of Huntsman Corp., doesn't mind playing tough. He once told a hedge-fund manager that it would be his "life's purpose" to make ...

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